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kränklich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ailing adjective Sick or unwell, often over a long period.
  • infirm adj Physically weak or in poor health, especially due to age or illness.
  • sickly adj Frequently ill, or generally weak and unhealthy.
  • valetudinarian adj Sickly, infirm, of ailing health; related to ill health.

Senses

kränklich is used for these senses in English:

  • ailing Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
  • peely-wally (chiefly, _, Scotland) Pale, pasty; off-color or ill-looking. [from 19th c.]
  • sickly Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
  • sickly Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
  • valetudinarian Sickly, infirm, of ailing health.

Related German words